Vallapuzha Population, Caste, Working Data Palakkad, Kerala - Census 2011

Vallapuzha is a village situated in Ottappalam taluka of Palakkad district in Kerala. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 5,282 families residing in the village Vallapuzha. The total population of Vallapuzha is 28,018 out of which 13,424 are males and 14,594 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Vallapuzha is 1,087.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Vallapuzha village is 3943 which is 14% of the total population. There are 2008 male children and 1935 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Vallapuzha is 964 which is less than Average Sex Ratio (1,087) of Vallapuzha village.

Population
28,018
Families
5,282
Literacy
93.89%
Sex Ratio
1,087

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Vallapuzha is 93.9%. Thus Vallapuzha village has higher literacy rate compared to 79.7% of Palakkad district. The male literacy rate is 95.59% and the female literacy rate is 92.36% in Vallapuzha village.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Vallapuzha village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.

Vallapuzha Data as per Census 2011

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Vallapuzha village.

Total Male Female
Children 3,943 2,008 1,935
Literacy 93.89% 95.59% 92.36%
Scheduled Caste 2,787 1,353 1,434
Scheduled Tribe 26 12 14
Illiterate 5,413 2,511 2,902

Caste Data as per Census 2011

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 9.9% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 0.1% of total population in Vallapuzha village.

Working Population as per Census 2011

In Vallapuzha village out of total population, 6,915 were engaged in work activities. 79.6% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 20.4% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 6,915 workers engaged in Main Work, 471 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 682 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 5,505 4,937 568
Cultivators 471 449 22
Agriculture Labourer 682 549 133
Household Industries 62 54 8
Other Workers 4,290 3,885 405
Marginal Workers 1,410 1,111 299
Non Working 21,103 7,376 13,727

Nearby Villages to Vallapuzha,

Below are the list of villages near Vallapuzha village in Ottappalam.

Village Population
Chalavara 23,466
Koppam 30,169
Ananganadi 24,445
Pattithara 33,157
Thrikkadeeri -I 15,005
Kappur 31,337
Thrikkadeeri -II 15,357
Chalissery 24,238
Sreekrishnapuram -II 14,736
Nagalassery 27,606

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